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I didn't want to be the sissy figure skater, you know.
I graduated a the top of my class in the '84 Olympic Games; I won a gold medal.
And so figure skating was a great vehicle for me to kind of be competitive at something, without having to be big.
I just try to touch people's hearts in a way through skating, so they're not just witnessing a performance, they're feeling a performance... →
When you turn professional, you become an entertainer, and like every other entertainer, you don't want to get a bad review.
Male figure skating is different than female figure skating; we're not America's sweetheart.
Fame is a very confusing thing, because you are recognized by a lot of people that you've never seen before, and they're at a great advantage.
I was more interested in skating and the girls and traveling than I was in calculus.
Without strength and courage it's really hard to perform at the highest levels of international figure skating, because you're alone on the... →
That's what makes the Ryder Cup in golf so much better than the Masters or the U.S. Open. To be a part of something that is not about personal... →
When you're expected to win and you have the press saying that you are going to win the Olympic gold medal, and you're the only sure thing in... →
But I never really thought that I would be extraordinarily successful at skating, it's just something that happened, you know.
From the fall of October, 1980 to March, 1984 I never lost a competition.